HYPER A. 207 



elytra nearly double as long as together broad, witli punc- 

 tured striae, interstices slightly convex. L. 3 1. Eare. 



H. elongata, Payk. 



III. Thorax with sides nearly parallel from base to 

 beyond middle and thence narrowed in front. 



Apterous. Black ; closely covered with ochre-yellow 

 scales and also with fine Inistles (on elytra placed in rows) ; 

 thorax with two broad brown longitudinal lines; elytra 

 without spots. L. 3 1. Eare. H. arundiiiis, Fab. 



h. Length under 3 lines. 



I. Elytra spotted. 



1, Sides of thorax only slightly rounded. 



A A, Striae on elytra equal in depth. 



a a. First joint of funiculus of antennae half 

 as long again as second ; rostrum nearly 

 straight. 



Black ; covered with grayish scales ; thorax with two in- 

 distinct dark longitudinal lines ; elytra with small brown 

 spots. Eostrum thin, nearly straight ; thorax scarcely 

 broader than long. L. 2 — 2\ 1. Common. 



H. rumicis, Lin. 



b h. First joint of funiculus of antennae only 

 slightly longer than second ; rostrum some- 

 what curved. 



Black ; covered with grayish scales ; thorax with two 

 indistinct dark longitudinal lines ; elytra closely checkered 

 with black. Eostrum shorter than in H. rumicis, some- 

 what curved ; thorax rather more rounded at sides, but 

 scarcely broader than long. L. 2J 1. Common. 



H. pollux, Fab. 

 JB B, Alternate striae on elytra deej)er. 



Black ; covered with bronze-gray, rather shiny scales ; 

 thorax and elytra with white lines. Eostrum short, rather 

 thick, somewhat curved ; thorax scarcely broader than long. 

 L. 2|- 1. Moderately common. H. julini, Sahib. 



2, Sides of thorax strongly rounded. 



A A, Base of suture of elytra without common 

 dark spot. 



a a. Elytra variegated throughout. 



